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There's more anxiety in the streets of brulss as the city enters another day on the highest terror alert level. there's heavy police presence. earlier today the grand mosque there, the oldest mosque and the largest in brussels, was evacuated after several envelopes containing white powder were found inside. let's go to alexander field outside the mosque in brussels. do we know yet what was inside of them? >> reporter: we do. they feared it was anthrax but they later found out it was just powder after testing, which followed a robust response at the grand mosque. we saw fire officials, police, ...

Partial lockdown that people were living under only lifted yesterday when schools began to open and the metro began to open but people are certainly aware of the threat level here, they are feeling the urgency in this case and obviously law enforcement, police, fire units want to respond quickly and swiftly, trying to take every precaution, figuring out what the substance is and whether or not it's threatening. >> i've got to ask you a question you may not know the answer to, but are such threats unusual when it comes to the city's mosques? >> reporter: not entirely clear to us, carol. i think...

It's entirely unclear what the substance is what that powder is, and how significant of a threat the powder could pose. so you've got the civil protection unit with equipment, doing the preliminary tests to try to determine what exactly the substance is. but in order to be safe here in order to be cautious, they have removed people who have been exposed to the powder. we're told as many as 11 people could have been exposed and they are treated by medical professionals, checked out at this point. carol, it has to, again be said given the threat level in the city, given the highest terror alert ...

Integrity and the russians should be apologizing. that's the level we are right now. both sides are ademanding an apology from the other and maybe even compensation. i can tell you, i was just at the russian foreign ministry and the spokesperson there was very emotional, saying that even on a human basis turkey should be apologizing. russia today taking steps economically, cutting down on the imports of food from turkey. it's a very big deal. $1.7 billion worth of food coming in from turkey to russia. and this are tuting back on that. it's a true economic battle. they say it won't be military ...

X1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. you're watching "cnn newsroom." welcome to our viewers in the united states and welcome back to those watching around the word. i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. we want to update you on the main stories we're following this hour. belgian authorities charged a suspect in connection with the paris terror attacks. meanwhile brussels will stay at the highest terror alert level until at least monday. >> belgium's prime minister says wednesday will be the earliest schools and metro will open. investigators in paris are